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Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2019. He also served as the deputy chair of the Democratic ...
Ellison's photo-op reenactment of his swearing in ceremony with Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an. In mid-November 2006, it was reported that Keith Ellison, the first Muslim ever elected to the United States Congress, would take his oath of office (as a representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district) with his hand on the Qur'an.
This is a list of Muslim members of the United States Congress. As of 2023 [update] , only four Muslim Americans have ever been elected to Congress, the first being Keith Ellison in 2006. [1] Three Muslims currently serve in Congress, all in the House of Representatives .
Congressman Martin Sabo, DFL, retired after 26 years in the House. Keith Ellison, also a DFLer, replaced him.Although Ellison was endorsed by the DFL convention, four non-endorsed candidates ran strong campaigns against him in the DFL primary: Gail Dorfman, Mike Erlandson, Ember Reichgott Junge, and Jack Nelson Pallmeyer.
Ellison discusses Gov. Tim Walz’s qualifications and being asked by the governor to take on the George Floyd murder case. On a special edition of “The Hill with April Ryan,” Minnesota State ...
Ellison, a former U.S. Representative, has been Attorney General in the state since winning election in 2018. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who gained national prominence during his ...
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison The Minnesota Attorney General released the following statement: "Tim Walz and I were elected to Congress together in 2006 and statewide office together in ...
The Congressional Equality Caucus, formerly the Congressional LGBTQ+ Caucus, was formed by openly gay representatives Tammy Baldwin and Barney Frank June 4, 2008, to advance LGBT+ rights. [1] [2] The caucus is chaired by the most senior member and is co-chaired by nine of the United States House of Representatives ' ten current openly LGBT ...